We haven't picked out our chi yet and are honestly still talking to a few different breeders to find our best 'fit', but we know when we do food is going to be an immediate issue. We have yet to find a breeder down here that doesn't feed Pedigree/Puppy Chow/Beneful or some other cheap grocery store brand. I realize that it is stressful to change the food of a puppy, especially on top of being brought into a new home!

How long should we wait before introducing new food? I worry that such a low quality fare might exacerbate any problems the puppy might experience from stress, but that if we start changing his food right away it might ALSO compound issues.

Ike was being fed Pedigree Puppy Chow. I waited about 4 days,after we got him, then started adding a little of the Fromm puppy kibbles a little at a time, like 3/4 puppy chow and 1/4 from. Then the next week 1/2 and 1/2, then the next 3/4 Fromm and 1/4 puppy chow, then all Fromm, now we are adding a little Ziwipeak to his diet, sometimes as a snack. I didn't want to have to worry about getting his little system messed up and he did great.

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Ike born Aug 15 2012

Oh boy. Well.

I made the mistake of giving him a little bit of wet food this morning... v___v Now he doesn't want to touch the dry stuff; he'll nibble at the one or two bits of Wellness kibble but ignores all the Purina and mostly just goes for the canned Wellness.

I think I created a monster! When I got back from work it looked like he hadn't touched his dry food at all. :/ I don't want to make his stomach upset, but I don't want him to stave himself either, the goober.

crush the purina in a blender and mixed it with the wellness and warm them up with a little water

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